Happy?
The post was meant as a response to someone else. But sadly you jump in to defend your messiah.
Pakistanis are a great nation for sure. But Islamists were ALWAYS against the very idea of it.
Who can deny that?
Pakistan came into being thanks to some pretty strong forces and none of them were Saudi mullah types.
- Jinnah - A progressive, un-orthodox who didn’t even support a beard. He wore three piece suits instead of of some ghotra and toap.
He was educated in British schools and not some mud-hut mudrassah.
But the credit should also be given to some other groups.
A- Non-orthodox progressive Muslims and non-Muslims of Frontier, Sindh, and Punjab.
B- Punjabi-Pashtun Army - without which these Islamists would now be enjoying halwa while begging in Hindu temples. No wonder the same Islamists are killing Pak army officers and jawans.
C- Sindhi-Punjabi - Land owners who worked with the British to setup peaceful provinces that later formed the core of Pakistan.
D- British army. General Wavell should be credited with accepting Jinnah’s logic that Pakistan is a viable and peaceful option. Had it not for Wavell and by extension British leadership of the day, Pakistan would not have been allowed to start. If in doubt, look at Plan B discussions in Gen. Wavell’s letters.
E-British army general Auchenleck, who had deep respect for the skills of Punjabis and Pashtuns and he was able to convince the British leadership that Pakistan will be a place of un-orthodox Muslims who will make it into a pro-West country.
F-Last but not least- Maharajah Ranjit Singh who for the first time in the history of Indian sub-continent, established a stable and independent state including Punjab, Frontier, and Kashmir. That state and the culture of governance later transfered into an independent country.
Now Go and find a single Big name Mullah who ever supported Pakistan.
Militant Islamism and Pakistan were never compatible, and they never will be. Off course the likes of ZH and the Mullah brigade from Pakistanis settled in UK/US would have us believe otherwise.
So Mr. Happy, either put up (and respond with some concrete evidence) or ****ut up.
Thank you.